Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Yerba Buena High School
Public · San Jose · Santa Clara County · 1,555 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
34%
Higher than 77% of California high schools
+10.7 pp above peer median (22.9%)
· Ranked #3 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 17.2%
2025 · 33.6%
-5%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+1.2 pp
vs. Santa Clara County baseline (-6%)
~1465
5-yr projected enrollment (90 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Yerba Buena High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 11): 34% vs. a peer median of 23%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 14 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Yerba Buena High School is admitting at roughly +9 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.017) alone would predict (31% actual vs. 23% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 5% (459→436 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -10%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-2.0%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1465 by 2029 — about 90 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew P Hill High School | Public | 12.0% | -7% |
| Willow Glen High School | Public | 30.3% | -8% |
| William C. Overfelt High | Public | 11.8% | -9% |
| Abraham Lincoln High | Public | 17.6% | -17% |
| Del Mar High School | Public | 10.4% | +22% |
| Silver Creek High School | Public | 28.2% | -16% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Test Prep Gurus Intelligence by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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